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Leading Mortgage Organizations: Essentials for Executives and Board Members Program
MBA has developed a robust program intended to empower your board members and senior executives to confidently and proficiently lead your organization.
Leveraging Non-QM Flexibility and Personalization to Drive Home Equity Market Growth
The rise of home equity lending is a hot topic in the mortgage industry. Deephaven Mortgage’s Tom Davis is excited about non-QM lenders’ ability to accelerate this segment’s growth.
Realtor.com: Delistings Up by 47% in May
Realtor.com, Santa Clara, Calif., reported delistings grew 47% in May year-over-year.
New Mortgage Data Standards Could Transform Counseling for Homebuyers, Homeowners, Lenders and Investors
Sarah Gerecke and Janneke Ratcliffe from The Urban Institute say new data standards and datasets from MISMO can enable counseling providers and lenders to serve more households more effectively.
Zillow: National Housing Deficit Reached 4.7 Million in 2023
Zillow, Seattle, found that America’s housing deficit grew to nearly 4.7 million homes in 2023, up 159,000 from the previous year.
Quote of the Day
“As market conditions evolve and affordability challenges persist, non-QM lending offers a path for qualifying creditworthy borrowers who may not meet qualified mortgage guidelines.”
–Optimal Blue’s Mike Vough
Redfin: Asking Rents Fell 0.5% Year-Over-Year in June
Redfin, Seattle, reported the median U.S. asking rent fell 0.5% year-over-year to $1,642 in June. That marks the fourth straight month of annual declines.
Dealmaker: KeyBank Provides $47M for California Affordable Housing
KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment, Cleveland, provided a $32 million tax-exempt construction loan and a $15 million taxable construction loan to finance El Camino Commons, an affordable multifamily property in Oceanside, Calif.